“and this revelation of human dullness stirred a dark depression in me.�
“Am I wrong in thinking that these people have become such complete egois3.75�
“and this revelation of human dullness stirred a dark depression in me.�
“Am I wrong in thinking that these people have become such complete egoists and are so convinced of the normality of their way of life that they have never once doubted themselves?�
“There are some people whose dread of human beings is morbid that they teach a point where they yearn to see their own eyes monsters of ever more horrible shapes.�
“Society. I felt as thought even I were beginning at last to acquire some vague notion of what it meant. It is the struggle between one individual and another, a then-and-there struggle, in which the immediate triumph is everything.�...more
Crime and punishment expresses the psyche of a murderer in a fascinating and raw way, as well as many intriguing social, philosophical, moral, an4.75�
Crime and punishment expresses the psyche of a murderer in a fascinating and raw way, as well as many intriguing social, philosophical, moral, and even religious narrations. this is one of the books which focuses more on the characters; the main character Raskolnikov suffers as he lives through poverty in Russia. He has a theory that there are extraordinary people who are above the law and may commit crimes, and believes he is amongst them.
Raskolnikov’s guilt after murdering heavily affected me and my mood (despite me not having murdered anyone), because Dostoevsky did an incredible job conveying his suffering. The other characters: Sonia, Dounia, Razumihin, etc. also have interesting character development as well as back stories. Many parts made it difficult to put down the book, as the suspense was insane.
I only have 1 problem which may be a very personal one—there were many parts that were incredibly long and boring: such as Marmeldov’s backstory. Personally, reading 10 pages worth of his backstory was unbearable. These parts made it difficult to read the book, and just made me less interested in the book and Raskolnikov’s journey, and made me take way longer to finish the book. ...more
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